The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-10-29
THE NEWS.
SECRETARY Bayard to Marty.

riss Sophia Markoe will take place
arly iu the winter. They nave coz
,ant!v been seen during the last lie"
weeks driving together, and at small
Inner given on Thursday by Secretary ),
md Mrs. Edicott to Lord and Lazy .
Miss Markoe was present /.
With Secretary Bayard. Miss Mafkoe n
8 a handsome woman about o0 years i
# aye. and is regarded as the best
amateur pianiste in Washington. she
has beeu clerk in the State Depart
;nent for many years. Size belongs 10
the well-kuown Markoe family OF
Philadelphia.
The Standard Oil Company to S"2"oW
the Oil Trust.
NEW York, Oct. 26-I:.e Com
noerciai Advertiser says a meeting OF
the directors of the Cotton Seed Oh
Trust was held at the Office IN the
Wells company to-day, and continued
till late hour this afternoon. IL Is
understood that J. H. HaG.er Will De
made president, and that directory
in entire sympathy with the Standard
nj, people will be elected. The next
step in the affairs Of the Cotton SEED
Oil Trust will, in all probability, pens
consolidation with the Standard Oh
Company. The paper intimated that
in the meantime small holders OF Cot
ton Seed Oh! stock are being frozen
and shaken out. The price OF the
stock has recently fallen from forty &c
twenty.oight cents.
Russia Declares She is Ready for war
BER11N. Oct. 26.-An article print
ed Yesterday in the Moscow 0aZe'Se
referring to the results OF recent ma
neuvras of the Russian reserves, exclses
ranewe,i dis,rust. After declaring the
entire success of a measure slmliif 10
mobilization, the article concuces WIN
, the words usussia, as well as france,
can now say 1--WE are ready" The tone
> of the article is explicitly official ana
snupe5.ive of menace to Ger any
:, Emperor William returned to Berlin
o today.
= During his visit to Wernigerode, De-
!, sides driving out and sharing in bat
=, the for deer and wild boar, he played
:, bi,,jards after dinner. The record
. the single days shooting credits TIT
, E;npcror with four deer ana eleVe'
r. boars.
,s Mr.Davis at Macon.
n MACoN. GA. Get. 26.-Thirty ;hous
&c and veterans from all parts OF IN
a. South assembled here to-day, and wer
IT reviewed by Mr.. Davis. 1t was az
ranged that Mr.. Davis should nc
sneak. owing TO his feeble conditlot
but at the sight Of the tattered Con1eo
crate flag in the procession, ne arc:
and said that he was like that hag,
that he was torn aud riven by stofn
/" and trials. He loved it as memeh
| Of what had been done by fathers an
's sons. He was glad to see them aga!'
VI Short speeches were made py 20
~ Gordon and Senator Co!qult. Ine
tso were $4,000 visitors at the State la
~ where MIR. Davis again reviewer /
"a Ia veterans in the afternoon. Ihe CT
ltn tonight is brilliantly decorated Al
~ 7 illuminated and full OF strangers.
ox. uro,,cr,ood ofLocomotivc Ensincc
lld CHICAGO, Oct. 2i.-The time OF [
y. Brot hernood of Locomotive rag
left ,t their business sessions SaateEdf
rly was largely taken up win i"suta.
the matters. In the morning the vlsiti
teal ladies' Of the party were taken
get charge by the members of the Lao
auxil,iary OF the Chicago division
the brotherhood and shown the L;
Drama of the battle CT Gettysburg.
a gathering of the ladies at the
the ner house a proposition to form
to ,joual ladies auxiliary organ!zas
lei was fayorab!y received and it is I
uch bable that such = sisterhood us 1t M
Their be termed will be organized during
uni present week. The engineers nave
, to ceD.ed tho invitation Of Mr.. "a. L.
not irey of the Illinois Central railroad
read visi, Pullman this afternoon.
i of special train will ho psac>d at u
your disposal.
ana A New prcs,acu; for the Oil frus
49, NEW York, Oct. 25.-lt was
.,,rn uounccd in Wall street yesterday
'',h the Quarrel among the trustees Oh
~ Cotton OH Trust, when mas heea
,,,rx ed with sincere bitterness since j
a.,as, and which has led 90 the feHf"H
of John V. Lewis As president
cuIminate to-day in the reureine
five directors who have been III
PAW with Mr.. Lewis and trustee
l.. McAuiy. Ii was decided yeste
to ask Mr., J. II. Fiagler, cousi
1t the Mr.. Henry Fiagler, of tue stan
ter Oil Company, to accept the preSiot
Is re- MIR. Flagler agreed on condit'oa
he might name five trustees OF
* on new board. His wishes were asst
'body TO. HOne of the trustees says
down speculative trustees brought ahou
them, severe decline in the Trust cer'ihc
ears. bat that eX-Pre5ident LewiS's loss